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In the News :: Michelle Obama Lands On Top of Forbes' "World's 100 Most Powerful Women" List

First Lady Michelle Obama is the most powerful woman in the world, according to Forbes' list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women.

Obama joins Oprah Winfrey (No. 3), Lady Gaga (No. 7), Ellen DeGeneres (No. 10), Angelina Jolie (No. 21), Chelsea Handler (No. 33) and Sarah Palin (No. 16) on the list. These women are "shaping many of the agenda-setting conversations of our day" and "driving meaningful change across the world."

Other names you may recognize include: Beyoncé (9), Katie Couric (22), Madonna (29), Heidi Klum (39), Meredith Vieira (40), Sarah Jessica Parker (45), Diane Sawyer (46), Twilight author Stephenie Meyer (49), Serena and Venus Williams (55, 60), Gisele Bündchen (72), Rachael Ray (78) and Martha Stewart (99).

~Papi Chulo~

2010 MTV Video Music Awards

Lady Gaga ruled! Justin Bieber lip-synched! And Kanye West/Taylor Swift reminisced!

The 2010 MTV Video Music Awards went off without a hitch last night. Gaga took home eight awards, one of the biggest hauls in VMA history. She won Female Video, Pop Video, Dance Video and the all-important Video of the Year for "Bad Romance."

Here's the complete list of winners:

• Video of the Year: "Bad Romance," Lady Gaga
• Female Video: "Bad Romance," Lady Gaga
• Male Video: "Not Afraid," Eminem
• Rock Video: "Kings and Queens," 30 Seconds to Mars
• Pop Video: "Bad Romance," Lady Gaga
• Hip-Hop Video: "Not Afraid," Eminem
• Collaboration: "Telephone," Lady Gaga feat. Beyoncé
• Dance Video: "Bad Romance," Lady Gaga
• Choreography: "Bad Romance," Lady Gaga
• Editing: "Bad Romance," Lady Gaga
• Direction: "Bad Romance," Lady Gaga
• Special Effects: "Uprising," Muse
• Art Direction: "Dog Days Are Over," Florence + the Machine
• Cinematography: "Empire State of Mind," Jay-Z and Alicia Keys

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Lady Gaga's "Telephone": Seinfeld Style

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2010 MTV Video Music Award Nominees Announced

Nominees for the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards were announced. Lady Gaga scored 13 nominations, the most nominations ever received by a single artist in a single year, ever!

Eminem received the second-most nominations at the awards show with eight. Other nominees include Beyoncé, Justin Bieber, Drake, Ke$ha, Jay-Z, Katy Perry, Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz, Usher, Pink, Rihanna, Jason Derülo, Coldplay, Taylor Swift and Kanye West.

Lady Gaga's haul included Best Pop Video, Best Dance Music Video, Best Female Video and Best Choreography for "Bad Romance," along with a Best Collaboration for her Beyoncé-featured "Telephone."

The 2010 VMAs air live from Los Angeles September 12.

Here's the complete list of nominees:

Video of the Year
• Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
• Florence + the Machine, "Dog Days Are Over"
• 30 Seconds to Mars, "Kings and Queens"
• Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé, "Telephone"
• Eminem, "Not Afraid"
• B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams, "Airplanes"

2010 BET Awards

Kanye West kept his cool... and Chris Brown completely lost it at the 2010 BET Awards.

Mo'Nique won Best Actress and Alicia Keys won twice (Best Female R&B Artist and Best Collaboration).

The show was hosted by Queen Latifah.

Here's the complete list of winners:

Viewers' Choice: Rihanna and Young Jeezy, "Hard"
Best Female R&B Artist: Alicia Keys
Best Male R&B Artist: Trey Songz
Best Female HIp-Hop Artist: Nicki Minaj
Best Male Hip-Hop Artist: Drake
Best Collaboration: Alicia Keys and Jay-Z, "Empire State of Mind"
Best New Artist: Nicki Minaj
Best Group: Young Money
Video of the Year: Beyoncé and Lady Gaga, "Video Phone"
Young Stars Awards: Keke Palmer
Best Actress: Mo'Nique
Best Actor: Idris Elba
Best Movie: Precious
Best Gospel: Marvin Sapp

Centric Award: Monica
Subway® Sportswoman of the Year: LeBron James
Subway® Sportsman of the Year: Serena Williams
Best International Act: Dizzee Rascal
Lifetime Acheivement Award: Prince
Humanitarian Award: John Legend

~Papi Chulo~